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artemisinin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɑː.tɪˈmiː.sɪn.ɪn/
  • General-American: /ˌɑɹ.təˈmɪs.n̩.ɪn/

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noun

Meaning 1

An antimalarial drug derived from the sweet wormwood shrub, Artemisia annua, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone - C15H22O5.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, pharmacology, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Blend of artemisia + quinin(e).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 青蒿素 (qīnghāosù) — antimalarial from Artemisia annua
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃花蒿素 /黄花蒿素 (huánghuāhāosù) — antimalarial from Artemisia annua
  • Kazakh: артемизинин (artemizinin) — antimalarial from Artemisia annua
  • Portuguese: artemisinina — antimalarial from Artemisia annua
  • Spanish: artemisina — antimalarial from Artemisia annua